A new article reports that getting 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week can reduce all-cause mortality by 31% ...

Today’s letter is an investigation of literary cats rubbing up against myth. I promise I am not taking you to Narnia or into the fetid recesses of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s songbook, but we are going to ...

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) summarizes the considerable evidence supporting the important ...

Objective—To assess the effectiveness of exercise programmes in preventing falls (and/or lowering the risk of falls and fall related injuries) in older people. Design—A review of controlled ... should ...

KEY POINTS Canada is poised to become a “super-aged” country in 2025, when at least 20% of the nation’s population will be aged 65 years and older; furthermore, over the next 2 decades the number of ...

“The third piece that’s really important to frailty prevention is balance exercises,” says Dr. Allison. Frailty can make you more prone to falls, he explains ... intake and frailty in a 2020 ...

Falls are common for older people living semi-independently. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ... “and regularly review fall videos, conduct root cause analyses ...

Methods Older patients (n=757) who were eligible (mini-mental state examination score>23/30) received falls prevention education while admitted ... is not fully aware of the risks involved. The final ...

Each year, more than 14 million adults aged 65 and older fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and about 1 ... over-the-counter medications and supplements. Then, ...

On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a highly anticipated proposed rule on front-of-package (“FOP”) ...

Doctors are using AI to help diagnose and document, and patients like Rosen are leveraging its powers. In fact, one in six ...